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Guidance on the use of generative AI to support research

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LSE encourages the responsible and ethical use of Generative AI to support and enhance research

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Core LSE Guidance on using generative AI in research Important overview and risks to be aware of
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Legal and regulatory guidance on use of AI tools at LSE Important information on the School's security, privacy and copyright policies
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Introduction to generative AI Explanations, examples, history and potential future directions

Useful information

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Context Length Constraints Understanding LLMs' 'conversational memory' window
GAIR_Home_Prompt

Prompting Improving AI output quality and mitigating 'hallucinations'
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Publisher policies Live links to scholarly publishers' policies on AI use
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KEI Communicating research to diverse audiences
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Generative AI Tools Overview of leading software and LSE's recommendations

Guidance and examples for specific research tasks that can be supported with generative AI

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Ideation and brainstorming Using LLMs to help come up with ideas
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Explaining new concepts Explaining complex ideas in a personalised way
GAIR_Home_Feedback

Feedback Critical feedback and counterarguments on your work
GAIR_Home_Lit_Review

Literature review Accelerating discovery and efficiently extracting key info
GAIR_Home_Simulations

Simulations Synthetic data and simulated interactions
GAIR_Home_Coding

Coding Learning and implementing automations with the help of AI
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Quantitative data analysis Code and formula support for data analysis
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Qualitative data analysis Classification, interpretation and analysis of texts
GAIR_Home_Images

Image generation Artistic visuals and diagrams
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Automating generative AI Using APIs to automate multiple generative AI actions
GAIR_Home_Interviews

Interviews Conducting simple semi-structured interviews via a chatbot
GAIR_Home_Drafting

Drafting and re-writing Helping with writer's block and transforming existing text
GAIR_Home_Summarising

Summarising Extracting targeted summaries of long form content
GAIR_Home_Real_Examples

Real examples Examples of LSE researchers using generative AI in their work (coming soon)